Is a four-day week for all on the horizon?

The pandemic has ushered in many changes to the way we work including working from home and flexible working. But another change to our work week could be on the way soon – the four day week. Labour MP Peter Dowd has recently tabled a bill in parliament that would...

New Chancellor’s budget unveiled

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng gave his mini-budget in parliament on Friday which actually turned out to contain some fairly major announcements. It contained some quite unexpected changes which the government hopes will drive growth and help with...

Nearly time for back to school

As I write this, we are into the last few days of summer and this time of year always makes me think of back to school and new starts, even though it’s been a long time since I was sewing name labels into clothes and will be a while yet before my grandson needs a...

An overview of Statutory Sick Pay

Having just recovered from my short hospital stay, I thought an apt subject for this month’s blog is to give an overview of Statutory Sick Pay. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is a payment an employee receives from their employer if they are ill and unable to work for a...